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Response of individual airways in vivo to bronchial thermoplasty

Published:2021-04-01 Issue:4 Volume:130 Page:1205-1213
ISSN:8750-7587
Container-title:Journal of Applied Physiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Applied Physiology

Author:

Langton David¹²,Noble Peter B.³,Donovan Graham M.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Frankston Hospital, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia

2. Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

3. School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia

4. Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract

CT scanning was used to evaluate the response of individual airways in patients undergoing bronchial thermoplasty. Airways dilated after treatment by 6.4% on average with substantial heterogeneity and a greater response in the most distal airways measured.

Funder

Department of Health, Australian Government | National Health and Medical Research Council

Publisher

American Physiological Society

Subject

Physiology (medical),Physiology

Link

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.00959.2020

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